She named the politicians who had showed interest (Condamine LNP state MP Pat Weir attended). Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletterĪmong the invitations were politicians of all stripes. Hence the meeting on the black soil paddocks at the Cecil Plains west of Toowoomba. She has used the increased profile of her strong result at the polls to connect people and open doors. Since the election she has called herself a regional community advocate. Holt is a former social worker, but leans progressive in a conservative country kind of way. Hamilton is on the right of the party but on the morning after the surprising result he wrote in a statement to the local paper: “It is important now that my party acknowledges the result and sets about restoring our credibility as the home of sensible, centre-right policy. She worked with Cecil Plains farmer Liza Balmain, whose property is affected by the gas expansion.īack in 2022, Holt shocked everyone at the federal election by coming second, largely off the back of preferences, to the LNP member, Garth Hamilton, in a crowded field. The Darling Downs meeting was organised by Suzie Holt, a former independent candidate for the federal seat of Groom. It mimicked a similar event on the Liverpool Plains earlier this year, which saw teal independents invited up from Sydney to try to garner their support against Santos’ gas exploration project. Those farmers came to hear speakers ranging from independent ACT senator David Pocock to environmental lawyers, agricultural scientists and ecosystem specialists. Two weeks ago, we covered a meeting of Darling Downs farmers who are fighting against coal seam gas expansion by Arrow Energy. And when you have lived somewhere for many decades, as I have, it can be hard to see how power could be exerted any differently.īut halfway through this 47th parliamentary term, I got a reminder that changes can be so subtle that it’s easy to miss them. Send us feedback about these examples.Those power structures are hard to crack or subvert. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'vanish.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 Those year-over-year savings have nearly vanished, with the national average down just 11 cents from this point last summer. 2023 Okay, the pronoun should be they, since none of us was on the masthead back then except Pat Bedard, who at that time still had enough brain cells to vanish on the weekend in question, and Larry Griffin, who didn't. 2023 With its vanishing clouds and now a large dark spot, the planet Neptune appears to be going through some things. 2023 In this new installment in the first-person shooter series, which involves players embarking on various heist missions, the gang has vanished and abandoned the life of crime following the events of the second game. 2023 The rapidly vanishing surplus has contributed to the ruble’s depreciation, according to the Russian central bank. 2023 But the Arctic amplification that results from vanishing sea ice signals deep trouble for the ice that’s on land - particularly the Greenland ice sheet. 2023 But as the volleyball team continued to win - capturing its first national championship in 1995, before winning four more in the new millennium - that free lunch vanished. Recent Examples on the Web At one point this year, about $980 million in weapons contracts had missed their delivery dates, according to government figures, and some prepayments for weapons had vanished into overseas accounts of weapons dealers, according to reports made to parliament.
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